Component development for a crashworthy locomotive

 

Customer: SMH Rail SDN. BHD., Malaysia
Operator: Malaysian and Asian market

Customer benefit

  • The customer was able to manufacture the components manually and without the use of complex welding robot systems thanks to PROSE’s robust but lightweight design.
  • Brief development time of eight months.

Project tasks

  • Development of a crashworthy undercarriage
  • Development of a bogie frame
  • Development of the driver’s cab
  • Running-dynamic calculations
  • Strength analysis
  • Specification of component tests
  Fact sheet

Mechanical engineering   Project management   Testing and measurements



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